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Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

SOC 51-9193.00

Operate or tend equipment, such as cooling and freezing units, refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood plasma, and chemicals.

Zone 2 Production

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Operation Monitoring

3.9

Operation and Control

3.8

Critical Thinking

3.6

Monitoring

3.5

Complex Problem Solving

3.5

Speaking

3.1

Equipment Maintenance

3.1

Troubleshooting

3.1

Knowledge Areas 8

Production and Processing

3.9

Mechanical

3.4

English Language

3.4

Food Production

3.3

Administration and Management

3.3

Mathematics

3.1

Public Safety and Security

3.1

Education and Training

3.0

Key Tasks

1Record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, or test results on report forms.

2Monitor pressure gauges, ammeters, flowmeters, thermometers, or products, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions, such as feed rate, product consistency, temperature, air pressure, and machine speed.

3Read dials and gauges on panel control boards to ascertain temperatures, alkalinities, and densities of mixtures, and turn valves to obtain specified mixtures.

4Start machinery, such as pumps, feeders, or conveyors, and turn valves to heat, admit, or transfer products, refrigerants, or mixes.

5Correct machinery malfunctions by performing actions such as removing jams, and inform supervisors of malfunctions as necessary.

Also Known As

Ammonia Refrigeration Worker Barrel Filler Batch Freezer Batch Freezer Operator Brewery Cellar Worker Brewery Worker Certified Refrigeration Operator Chiller Operator Chiller Tender Chilling Hood Operator